This is an analysis of the poem Rørdrummen that begins with:

Hør!
Hvilket Suk! det hæver sig og døer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX aXXXX bXbXX cXcXX XXXXX aXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 10111111 1110011101 100110101 11 1 1011011 11001001011 101111110 11 1 10111011 1100111 1111101 11 1 11111110 1001011001 110111101 11 1 110001101 1110011101 1010111010 110 111 01110101 11110110011 10011110 110 1 1110111 1111110011 111111100 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; r is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Rørdrummen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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